Isaiah 60:1–13

A Glorified Zion

¹“^aArise, shine, for your ^blight has come,

And the ^cglory of Yahweh has risen upon you.

²“For behold, ^adarkness will cover the earth

And dense gloom the peoples;

But Yahweh will rise upon you,

And His ^bglory will appear upon you.

³“^aNations will come to your light,

And kings to the brightness of your rising.

⁴“^aLift up your eyes round about and see;

They all gather together; they ^bcome to you.

Your sons will come from afar,

And your ^cdaughters will be ¹carried on the nurses’ hip.

⁵“Then you will see and be ^aradiant,

And your heart will tremble and be large with joy;

Because the ^babundance of the sea will be turned to you,

The ^cwealth of the nations will come to you.

⁶“A multitude of camels will cover you,

The young camels of Midian and ^aEphah;

All those from ^bSheba will come;

They will bring ^cgold and frankincense,

And will ^dbear good news of the praises of Yahweh.

⁷“All the flocks of ^aKedar will be gathered together to you;

The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you;

They will go up with acceptance on My ^baltar,

And I shall ^1cadorn My ²glorious house with beautiful glory.

⁸“^aWho are these who fly like a cloud

And like the doves to their ¹lattices?

⁹“Surely the ^acoastlands will hope in Me;

And the ^bships of Tarshish will come first,

To ^cbring your sons from afar,

Their silver and their gold with them,

For the name of Yahweh your God,

And for the Holy One of Israel because He has ^1dadorned you with beautiful glory.

¹⁰“^aForeigners will build up your walls,

And their ^bkings will minister to you;

For in My ^cwrath I struck you,

And in My favor I have had compassion on you.

¹¹“Your ^agates will be open continually;

They will not be closed day or night,

So that men may ^bbring to you the wealth of the nations,

With ^ctheir kings led in procession.

¹²“For the ^anation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,

And the nations will surely be laid waste.

¹³“The ^aglory of Lebanon will come to you,

The ^bjuniper, the box tree, and the cypress together,

To adorn the place of My sanctuary with beautiful glory;

And I shall make the ^cplace of My feet glorious.